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Davis, Donald G.; Huanwen, Cheng – American Libraries, 1997
Relates the history of the destruction of China's Hanlin academy library during the Boxer Uprising. Topics include a historical background; Western interests at the time; efforts to replace some missing volumes; contents of the library; and the meaning of the loss of cultural treasures and written heritage. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Background, Cultural Maintenance, Foreign Countries
